11 Feb 15 @ 13:15

India has begun implementing plans for a centralized electronic and mobile payment system and set of APIs designed to encourage the country to transition over to electronic transactions via smartphone... read more

11 Feb 15 @ 13:08

Brazilian e-commerce generated revenues of R$35.8bn ($13.3bn) in 2014 with an annual growth rate of 24%, according to e-bits’ recently launched e-commerce study. Brazil has a total of 61.6 million... read more

11 Feb 15 @ 12:57

A clear majority of banks believe that they will have to overhaul their core banking infrastructure over the next three to five years if they are to face off the... read more

10 Feb 15 @ 10:54

SWIFT says it has been selected by the UK’s Payments Council as the vendor for the country’s Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) International Bank Account Number (IBAN) Only central infrastructure platform.... read more

10 Feb 15 @ 10:41

According to a survey from Boston Retail Partners, by the end of 2015, nearly 40% of large US retailers will accept Apple Pay. According to the report, Apple, CurrentC and Bitcoin... read more

10 Feb 15 @ 10:32

From wearable technology to smart phones, biometrics seemed to dominate at CES this year. Biometrics are unique human identifiers, such as fingerprints or retina scans, used as forms of authentication.... read more

10 Feb 15 @ 10:20

As the limit on contacless payments in the UK rises to £30 per transaction, so too has spending on contactless cards, according to data published by The UK Cards Association,... read more

10 Feb 15 @ 09:16

Little know, Singapore state-owned investment fund, Temasek Holdings, is reportedly showing interest in core banking supplier Misys, which has been put up for sale by current owner Vista Equity Partners, according to Sky... read more

10 Feb 15 @ 09:11

First Data and Capgemini have formed a global alliance to develop next generation payment technology software using First Data’s VisionPLUS and AccessPLUS solutions. The collaboration will leverage Capgemini’s global vertical industry and payments... read more

05 Feb 15 @ 15:28

It will be increasingly difficult for banks to simply invest in doing the banking business digitally.Up to half of the world’s banks will disappear due to the digital disruption of the industry,... read more

05 Feb 15 @ 15:16

A new study published by Experian reveals that a third of the UK population (33%) believes credit and debit cards will no longer be the preferred method of payment in 2020,... read more

05 Feb 15 @ 11:49

The United States’ migration to EMV-standard Chip and PIN cards, and the growing demand for contactless technologies, defined a high-growth payment card market in 2014, according to the Smart Payment... read more

04 Feb 15 @ 17:30

What will the world of payments look like in 20 years’ time? PCM dusts off its crystal ball to get a glimpse into the future. We are on the threshold... read more

04 Feb 15 @ 16:59

A recent survey has revealed that consumer trust in newer payment methods has declined significantly in the last year. However, despite this lack of trust, the results also demonstrate that... read more

04 Feb 15 @ 12:43

LexisNexis Risk Solutions has released its annual True Cost of Fraud Mobile study, which indicates that as merchants flock to the mobile channel so too are fraudsters. Revenue that mobile commerce (mCommerce)... read more

04 Feb 15 @ 12:09

EMV implementation is under way in the US, but only about half of the 12 million merchant payment terminals will be converted to accept more secure EMV smart credit and... read more

04 Feb 15 @ 11:39

The value of electronic payments rose by 150% in two years to N35 trillion in 2014, reflecting the impact of the cashless policy. Deputy Governor, Economic Policy, Central Bank of... read more

03 Feb 15 @ 16:39

In her first interview since taking charge at Santander and as part of the FT’s “Democratising finance” series, Ms Botín, the new head of the Eurozones biggest bank – Santander,... read more